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Who is the one percent and why should you care?

By Parker Happ | October 26, 2011

For his on and off screen exploits, this year Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino, star of MTV's Jersey Shore, will net an estimated $5 million dollars. Between a book deal with a six-figure advance, an endorsement deal with protein-infused vodka for $1 million,...